First they kill our cats and dogs with contaminated pet food, lead based paint on children's toys and now this.
A flood of counterfeit electronics parts made in China is making its way into U.S. military equipment and putting troops' lives in danger, Senate lawmakers warned Tuesday.
In an extraordinary hearing, Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Sen. Carl Levin detailed the ways that decades-old parts were sold as new to U.S. defense contractors, which installed them in new equipment in service today.
The presence of the fakes means they could fail in "life or death situations," senators said, when troops are relying on their electronics in combat or other extreme cases. "A counterfeit semiconductor is a ticking time bomb," said committee witness Brian Toohey, president of the U.S. Semiconductor Industry Association.
http://www.military.com/news/article/2011/senators-fake-electronics-endanger-troops.html?ESRC=marine-a.nl
A flood of counterfeit electronics parts made in China is making its way into U.S. military equipment and putting troops' lives in danger, Senate lawmakers warned Tuesday.
In an extraordinary hearing, Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Sen. Carl Levin detailed the ways that decades-old parts were sold as new to U.S. defense contractors, which installed them in new equipment in service today.
The presence of the fakes means they could fail in "life or death situations," senators said, when troops are relying on their electronics in combat or other extreme cases. "A counterfeit semiconductor is a ticking time bomb," said committee witness Brian Toohey, president of the U.S. Semiconductor Industry Association.
http://www.military.com/news/article/2011/senators-fake-electronics-endanger-troops.html?ESRC=marine-a.nl